Monday, January 31, 2011

And The Clean-Out Has Begun

Every year it seems I set my goal on getting my house organized. I know I spent a great deal of time this summer talking about some of my struggles I have with a lack of storage and an overabundance of half-functional items. Yet, every year, I try to make things less chaotic. I attempt to evict the dust bunny breeding colonies. And I make the ever more futile attempt to keep the girls' bedroom organized and the toy and stuffed animal (I swear they reproduce while I'm sleeping) storage under control. With a late January birthday, it seems I got a late start this year, although last year I didn't start at all so there was also twice as much to tackle.

Chinese New Year falls on Thursday of this week, and the period up to this date is official cleaning time! Unfortunately, in this country not so much as in Asia. Still, it is an honorable goal. With no decorating happening it's as good of a time to clean out as any. I had planned on doing several things for New Years this year, but with my daughter's kindergarten winter production on Friday, meetings half of this week, and my failure in locating Chinese currency for money envelopes. (Did you know the bank can't get you foreign currency anymore? Well not in guaranteed denominations for school projects - I was going to take envelopes for her class.) Next year I'll have to plan ahead and see if I can get an international student to bring some back from their travels.Anyway, I would still like to clean out the "bad luck" ie dust and clutter and start off the year of the rabbit off well. A couple weekends ago it became apparent that the girls' bedroom had gotten severely out of control. They have no closet and there is no hanging space so all of their clothes must go in drawers. This is a bit tricky for a 6 year old and a 3 year old, but the 6 year old is getting better. Unfortunately, once the piles and folding gets disorderly, it only gets worse and worse.

About half way into the project my husband suggested that I pull everything out of their room and then clean and put it all back. Sometimes he's a genius! Unfortunately, it's a big job and despite best efforts it's still an ongoing process. How long do you think the girls can keep it nice?

Next up will be the toy room. It's in an extremely sorry state and doubles as the in house storage. I wonder if we'll conquer it before school ends....

Who is KtC and why does she write this stuff?

Callista Knight is an alias I have used off and on since 1997. An online name I crafted from my favorite Jedi. The real me has a degree from a state college where I studied critters. I have been a Christian since I was 6 years old. I am the mother of 3 amazing children. Wife to a husband who probably touches the border of insanity as much as I. The idea for this blog has been in the works since 2008 when I lost my job and took a temp job watching videos recorded at night of Pacific lamprey swimming through the dams of the Columbia River. The mind numbing boredom inflicted upon me caused me to start thinking "in blog" and I longed for a chance to write down my crazy ideas somewhere other than the paper napkins in my desk and the post it notes I later acquired. I have many ideas, mostly half baked, but little time to write them. When I do have time to write, what I remember ends up here or in my rejected blog posts on the blogger server. This blog gives me a chance to get my ideas out of my head and hopefully to engage in the occasional conversation about them. I do reply to all emails and I try to reply to most comments as well.

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